Brochure & Pamphlet Citation Generator
Cite a brochure, pamphlet or fact sheet, in print or as a PDF. Enter the organization, the title, the year and the link, and get the reference and in-text citation in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18 and 10,834 other styles. Free, no sign-up.
How to Cite a Brochure
- 1. Enter the brochure details. The producing organization usually acts as the author — enter its full name (e.g. "American Heart Association"). Add the brochure's title, the publisher, and the year; check the back panel for a print date. If you found it online, add the URL.
- 2. Pick a style. Choose APA, MLA, Chicago, or any of the 10,834 styles. APA adds a [Brochure] descriptor after the title — and when the author organization is also the publisher, APA drops the publisher rather than repeat the name.
- 3. Generate. We build a full pamphlet reference. Edit any field, then copy or export it to BibTeX, RIS, CSV, or Word.
Brochure Citation Examples
A brochure from a health body, with illustrative details (a fictitious organization and a placeholder address).
APA 7th edition
Reference list:
Heart Health Council. (2022). Know your risk: Heart disease in women [Brochure]. Regional Health Authority. https://example.org/brochure.pdf
In-text (parenthetical):
(Heart Health Council, 2022)
In-text (narrative):
Heart Health Council (2022)
MLA 9th edition
Works Cited:
Heart Health Council. Know Your Risk: Heart Disease in Women. Regional Health Authority, 2022, example.org/brochure.pdf.
In-text citation:
(Heart Health Council)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Footnote:
Heart Health Council, Know Your Risk: Heart Disease in Women (Regional Health Authority, 2022), https://example.org/brochure.pdf.
Bibliography:
Heart Health Council. Know Your Risk: Heart Disease in Women. Regional Health Authority, 2022. https://example.org/brochure.pdf.
The Format / medium box prints in every style. APA wants Brochure in square brackets after the title; MLA and Chicago treat a brochure like a short book and do not need the label, so delete the word Brochure from those two lines. When the organization is also the publisher, APA leaves the publisher out rather than repeat it.
Who Is the Author of a Brochure?
Most brochures name no person. Cite the organization that produced them as the author, using its full name, and the organization or office that issued it as the publisher when the two differ.
| You see | Author | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| A person's name in the credits | That person | The organization |
| Only a logo and an address | The organization | The organization (APA omits it) |
| A department of a larger body | The department, if it is named in the credits | The larger body |
| No organization at all | The title | Leave out or use the site |
The date is the printing or revision date on the back panel, such as Revised 2022. A brochure with no date takes n.d. in APA. A brochure you hold in your hand has no URL; a PDF has the address of its page.
Common Mistakes
- Using the clinic or the store as the author. Where you picked it up is not who made it.
- Dropping the title's subtitle. Brochure titles often have a subtitle after a colon; keep both.
- Citing the website's home page. For a PDF brochure, link to its own page or file.
- Keeping the label in MLA. The bracketed description belongs to APA only.
Which Tool Do You Need?
| You have | Use |
|---|---|
| A brochure, pamphlet or fact sheet | This page |
| A longer report or white paper | Report Citation Generator |
| A news release from an organization | Press Release Citation Generator |
| A poster | Poster Citation Generator |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I cite a brochure in APA 7?
- Organization, the year, the title in italics, [Brochure], the publisher and the link if online: Heart Health Council. (2022). Know your risk: Heart disease in women [Brochure]. Regional Health Authority. https://example.org/brochure.pdf. In text: (Heart Health Council, 2022).
- How do I cite a brochure in MLA 9?
- Treat it like a short book: organization, the title in italics, the publisher and the year, with the link if you read it online: Heart Health Council. Know Your Risk: Heart Disease in Women. Regional Health Authority, 2022.
- How do I cite a brochure in Chicago style?
- In a note, give the organization, the title in italics and the publication details in parentheses: Heart Health Council, Know Your Risk: Heart Disease in Women (Regional Health Authority, 2022). The bibliography entry has the same elements with periods.
- How do I cite a fact sheet?
- Like a brochure: the organization as author, the fact sheet's title, the publisher and the year. In APA use [Fact sheet] as the label.
- What if the brochure has no date?
- Write n.d. in APA. In MLA and Chicago leave the date out, or give the date you accessed it if it is online and your instructor asks for one.
- Which citation styles does the brochure generator support?
- APA 7, MLA 9 and Chicago 18 at the top of the list, and any of the other 10,834 styles. Switch the style and the same details are reformatted.